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Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and information communication method

a technology of information processing and information communication, applied in the direction of digital output to print units, wireless commuication services, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of user inability to perform a short-distance communication with the mfp with which the short-distance communication has been established, and the setting operation is a considerable burden

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-03-12
RICOH KK
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[0009]It is an object of the present invention to at lea...

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On the other hand, however, for wireless communication, settings for connection among wireless devices often require more complex operations compared with communication through wired communication technologies.
However, a mobile worker working out on the road, for example, has to set a connection by oneself, and this setting operation is a considerable burden.
In the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2006-163791, however, even a short-distance communication with the MFP is established, once the user moves to the outside of the area for that short-distance communication, the user can no longer perform a short-distance communication with the MFP with which the short-distance communication has been established, and therefore has to again come near to that MFP and transmit instruction information.
This disadvantageously restricts a user's moving range.
Moreover, the user cannot transmit instruction information unless the user brings the portable communication terminal in the range of short-distance communication with the MFP.
Therefore, for example, when a user outside of the range of short-distance communication desires to print document data based on instruction information, the user has to once come near to a relevant MFP, requiring a long time until completion of printing and degrading work efficiency.
Even when the user checks the print state and then desires the remaining prints, such a print instruction cannot be transmitted through long-distance communication.
This puts a considerable operation burden on the user.

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[0036]the present invention is explained with reference to the attached drawings. The present embodiment is applied to, as one example of an information processing apparatus, a so-called multifunction peripheral (MFP) with a copy function, a facsimile (FAX) function, a print function, a scanner function, a function of distributing input image data (such as image data read by the scanner function, image data formed by the print function, and image data received by the FAX function), and other functions. Note that although description will be made below with the present embodiment being applied to the MFP as one example of the information processing apparatus, the present embodiment can be applied to any information processing apparatus, such as a print apparatus only with a print function and a scanner apparatus only with a scanner function, as well as an image forming apparatus with these functions, and is not restricted to the MFP.

[0037]First, an example of configuration of an info...

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[0074]FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a wireless communication establishing procedure and a data processing procedure performed by an information processing system 10 according to the

[0075]Upon establishment of a communication between the NFC communicating unit 201 of the portable terminal device 200 and the NFC communicating unit 101 of the MFP 100 (Steps S501 and S502), the data processing unit 207 generates format data from the print setting information set at the operation input unit 204 (Step S601).

[0076]The data processing unit 207 then combines the format data generated at Step S601 and the document data specified from the operation input unit 204 by the user to generate print data (Step S602).

[0077]Then, an exchange of communication setting information is performed at each of the Bluetooth communicating units (Steps S506 and S507). Upon establishment of a communication between the Bluetooth communicating unit 202 and the Bluetooth communicating unit 102 (Steps S508 and S509), the B...

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[0080]FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a wireless communication establishing procedure and a data processing procedure performed by an information processing system 10 according to the

[0081]First, in the portable terminal device 200, the Bluetooth communicating unit 202 determines whether a communication between the Bluetooth communicating unit 202 of the portable terminal device 200 and the Bluetooth communicating unit 102 of the MFP 100 has been established (Step S701). When it is determined that a communication with the Bluetooth communicating unit 102 of the MFP 100 is not established (“No” at Step S701), the procedure goes to Step S501 in the first embodiment to perform the processes in the first embodiment.

[0082]Also, in the MFP 100, the Bluetooth communicating unit 102 determines whether a communication with the Bluetooth communicating unit 202 of the portable terminal device 200 is established (Step S702). When it is determined that a communication with the Bluetooth communicating u...

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Abstract

When an information processing apparatus is present in a communication area of a first communicating unit, the first communicating unit transmits communication setting information and setting information indicating a process on substance information to the information processing apparatus. A second communicating unit establishes a communication with the information processing apparatus based on the communication setting information, and transmits the substance information to the information processing apparatus. A determining unit determines which of a communication by the first communicating unit or a communication by the second communicating unit is possible.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority to and incorporates by reference the entire contents of Japanese priority document 2007-237297 filed in Japan on Sep. 12, 2007, Japanese priority document 2007-302173 filed in Japan on Nov. 21, 2007, and Japanese priority document 2008-152118 filed in Japan on Jun. 10, 2008.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and an information communication method.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]In recent years, with the widespread of wireless communication technologies, the stage is becoming set that allows freedom of connection among information devices irrespective of time and place. In such connections among information devices through wireless communication technologies, the use range is less restricted than that in connections through wired communication technologies...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F15/00
CPCG01C21/26G01C21/3688H04L67/18H04W4/02H04L67/12H04W4/00H04L67/52H04W4/024
Inventor KATO, YOSHINAGA
Owner RICOH KK
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